easy

Today I had an easy workout to do and was thankful for being able to squeeze a quick run in through campus to see the cherry blossoms in all their glory once again this morning.

As I was running, I was mulling over a few things, 

and as my head was clearing, a song came to mind from a band Jason and I knew in college: 

"It's easy to criticize. 

It's easy to hate. 

It's easy to let it go

until it's too late

It's easy to justify

it's easy to wait

it's easy to humanize

and resign to your fate. 

The hardest thing is love

The hardest thing is love. " 

It was a short and easy run that was over in just under half an hour, 

but it was a gift to have these words swirling around in my head and heart during this time. 

My prayer for you is that you would not go the easy path, but that you would allow God to work through you to do the hard work of love especially when you don't feel like it. 

The hardest thing is love. 

The greatest thing is love. 

The only thing is love.